Loyalhanna Creek

Loyalhanna Creek
Tributary to Kiskiminetas River
Loyalhanna Lake and Dam on Loyalhanna Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania looking upriver toward the west-northwest
Loyalhanna Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Loyalhanna Creek
Location of Loyalhanna Creek mouth
Loyalhanna Creek is located in the United States
Loyalhanna Creek
Loyalhanna Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
CityLatrobe
BoroughLigonier
Physical characteristics
SourceIndian Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Kregar, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°07′45″N 079°20′20″W / 40.12917°N 79.33889°W / 40.12917; -79.33889[1]
 • elevation1,750 ft (530 m)[2]
MouthKiskiminetas River
 • location
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
40°29′07″N 079°27′16″W / 40.48528°N 79.45444°W / 40.48528; -79.45444[1]
 • elevation
827 ft (252 m)[1]
Length47.89 mi (77.07 km)[3]
Basin size298.66 square miles (773.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationKiskiminetas River
 • average550.80 cu ft/s (15.597 m3/s) at mouth with Kiskiminetas River[4]
Basin features
Progressionnortheast then northwest
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftTwomile Run
Fourmile Run
St. Clair Hollow
Ninemile Run
Monastery Run
Unity Run
Crabtree Creek
Whitethorn Creek
Serviceberry Run
Getty Run
 • rightWhite Oak Run
Phoebe Run
Linn Run
Rolling Rock Creek
Laughlintown Run
Zimmerman Run
Mill Creek
Coalpit Run
Rock Hollow
Miller Run
Saxman Run
Union Run
Keystone Run
WaterbodiesLoyalhanna Lake

Loyalhanna Creek is a 50-mile (80 km) long tributary of the Kiskiminetas River in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[5] The stream is a popular destination for canoeing and recreational trout fishing.

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Loyalhanna Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Loyalhanna Creek Topo Map, Westmoreland County PA (Saltsburg Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Loyalhanna Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Loyalhanna Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-04-23.